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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
First commercial consignment of GI certified Jardalu mangoes from Bihar exported to United Kingdom
In a major boost to agri-exports potential of eastern region, the first commercial consignment of Geographical Indications  certified Jardalu mangoes from Bhagalpur, Bihar was exported today to United Kingdom.APEDA,in collaboration with Bihar government, Indian High Commission & Invest India, exported juicy & aromatic mangoes which were packed and treated at APEDA packhouse in Lucknow.With distinct aroma and taste, Jardalu mangoes from Bhagalpur district of Bihar received GI certification in 2018.
APEDA has been initiating measures to boost mango exports from the non-traditional regions. Recently, a week-long Indian mango promotion programme was organized in Bahrain where 16 varieties of the fruit including three GI certified Khirsapati&Lakshmanbhog  and Jardalu  were displayed at super stores of importer Al Jazeera group.
APEDA has been conducting virtual buyer-seller meets and festival to promote mango exports. APEDA recently organised mango festival in Berlin, Germany as well as in Japan in collaboration with Indian embassies.
APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy, Seoul and Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea, in May, 2021 organised a Virtual Buyer Seller Meet.Due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic, the export promotion programmes were not possible to be organized physically. APEDA organized a virtual meet to provide a platform to the exporters and importers of mangoes from India and South Korea.India exporteed a consignment of GI certified Banganapalli andother variety Survarnarekha mangoes sourced from farmers in Krishna and Chittor districts of Andhra Pradesh.
The mangoes exported to South Korea, were treated, cleaned and shipped from the APEDA assisted and registered packhouse with a vapor heat treatment facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and exported by IFFCO Kisan SEZ . This was the first export consignment sent by IKSEZ, which is a subsidiary of IFFCO, a multi-state cooperative with a membership of 36,000 societies.
Mango in India is also referred to as ‘king of fruits’ and referred to as Kalpavriksha  in ancient scriptures. While most of the states in India have mango plantations,Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka have a major share in total production of the fruit.
Mangoes are processed by the APEDA registered packhouse facilities and then exported to various regions and countries including the Middle-east, European Union, USA, Japan and South Korea.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
IITF Trade Fair back again at Pragati Maidan from 14th Nov
One of the most awaited business events in South-Asia region, the India International Trade Fair  is back again at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from November 14 to 27, 2021. The fair held annually, which witnesses record footfall, was not held last year due to the COVID19 outbreak.
There is a considerable interest among Indian as well as foreign business fraternity who are eager to regain their business targets and place their brands among the right buyers. In view of the considerable interest of the participants, the organisers, India Trade Promotion Organisation has made extensive arrangements in terms of providing a dedicated “Help Desk” to support the new applicants for booking space in the fair.
Due to induction of New Exhibition Complex of International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre  at Pragati Maidan, the area of IITF 2021 has been increased to 73,000 sq.mtr approximately, which is three times in comparison to the last edition. The New Exhibition Complex was formally inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on October 13, 2021. The theme of the fair is ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’  – the vision of ‘New India’.
Bihar is the ‘Partner State’ whereas Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand are the “Focus States” in the fair. Over 2000 exhibitors from India and overseas are expected to participate with the display of a large range of products and services. The event will be organized in safe & secure environment with all COVID protocols.
IITF will be held in the newly built Halls 2,3,4 &5, in addition to existing Halls 7 to 12A. 23 States, UTs and 34 Central Ministries, Commodity Boards, PSUs, PSBs and Government Departments are participating in this event, which include MSME, Ministry of Minorities, Ministry of Rural Development , Coffee Board, Coir Board, Reserve Bank of India, Central Board of Indirect Tax & Customs, Departmentof Income Tax, Election Commission of India, etc. Many companies from Private sector will also be showcasing their products and some of them will be launching new products also.
So far, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, China, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, UAE etc. have confirmed their participation in the fair.
The first five days of IITF2021 i.e. November 14 to 18 are exclusively reserved for business days and it will open to the general public from November 19 to 27. The timings of the fair are 9.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. daily.
Corporate Website: www.indiatradefair.com
Department of Atomic Energy
Preliminary survey shows deposits of Lithium in Mandya district of Karnataka
The Government today said that preliminary surveys on surface and limited subsurface by Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research , a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy have shown presence of Lithium resources of 1,600 tonnes  in the pegmatites of Marlagalla – Allapatna area, Mandya district, Karnataka.
Lithium is a key element for new technologies and finds its use in ceramics, glass, telecommunication and aerospace industries. The well-known uses of Lithium are in Lithium ion batteries, lubricating grease, high energy additive to rocket propellants, optical modulators for mobile phones and as convertor to tritium used as a raw material for thermonuclear reactions i.e. fusion. The thermonuclear application makes Lithium as “Prescribed substance” under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 which permits AMD for exploration of Lithium in various geological domains of the country. Due to the continuously increasing demand of Lithium ion batteries, the requirement of Lithium has increased over last few years.
The significance and quantity of lithium resources in Marlagalla-Allapatna area, Mandya district, Karnataka may be established only after the completion of exploration in the entire area. Subsequently, plan for commercial exploitation of the lithium deposits can commence after the technical, social and economic feasibility studies in the area.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State , Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Defence
Army Commanders’ Conference Commences
In the opening address of the biannual Army Commanders’ Conference which commenced on 16 April 2018, the Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri, Dr Subhash Ramrao Bhamre complimented the Indian Army for its contributions in countering myriad security challenges, thus, paving the way for development and progress of the Nation. He appreciated the Army for continuous training activities undertaken including various joint trainings and exercises with friendly foreign countries. He stressed upon the need for being prepared for highly dynamic internal and external security challenges.
Dr Bhamre emphasised that the Government was fully seized of the requirements of the Indian Army regarding capability development, force modernisation and above all, infrastructural development. He reiterated the need to optimise the fiscal resources through synergised capacity building within the three services through enhanced indigenisation and self reliance.
General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff, in his opening remarks, stressed upon the need to work in a collaborative manner for retaining and enhancing the current levels of combat effectiveness. He gave emphasis on the need to lay down judicious priorities to ensure that the allocated resources are utilized optimally and the force modernization be carried out unabated.
During the Conference, chaired by Chief of the Army Staff, the senior commanders will deliberate on the management of the extant security dynamics, mitigation of future security threats and enhancement of combat edge over potential adversaries. Other issues like infrastructure development for capacity enhancement along the Northern borders, review of strategic railway lines, optimization of limited budget to ensure making up of critical deficiency in ammunition, issues related to Border Road Organization projects, ECHS, as also other matters relevant to operations, administration and welfare of troops will be discussed in detail for planning and execution.
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Ministry of Education
Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters conducted at the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education
Campaigns conducted at 482 sites
Special Campaign 3.0 to be conducted during October 2023
As part of the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters , the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education was able to minimize the pendency of various matters during the period December 2022 to August 2023 as follows:
- PG receipts and disposal: 97.91% of Public Grievances have been disposed of ;
- References from MPs: 88.67% of references received from MPs have been disposed of ;
- Parliamentary Assurance: 89.86% of Parliamentary Assurances have been disposed of ;
- PG appeals: 99.9% of Public Grievances appeals have been disposed of ;
- Total files weeded out: 100% of files have been weeded out which were identified for weeding ; and
- Cleanliness campaign conducted at 482 sites.
The Department is committed to minimizing pendency and ensuring Swachhata in its premises and its Autonomous Bodies on a continuous basis. It is gearing up to conduct Special Campaign 3.0 from 02nd October to 31st October, 2023 to further minimize pendency, institutionalize Swachhata, strengthen internal monitoring mechanisms and improve records management. This year, the cleanliness drive under Special Campaign 3.0 will be undertaken in at least 3000 sites as compared to 1257 under Special Campaign 2.0.
Ministry of Culture
Raj Bhavan, Shillong celebrates 63rd Foundation Day of Gujarat and Maharashtra
Meghalaya Governor greets Gujaratis and Marathis on the occasion of Gujarat and Maharashtra Foundation Day
Governor of Meghalaya Shri Phagu Chauhan today extended his greetings to Gujaratis and Marathis on Statehood Day of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Taking forward the government’s thrust on celebrating the country’s cultural diversity and multi-faceted traditions, the two States’ Statehood Day was celebrated today at Raj Bhavan, Shillong.
In pursuance of the spirit of Ek Bharat and Shresth Bharat that celebrates India’s ‘unity in diversity’, Raj Bhawans  across the country commemorated the Foundation Day of Gujarat and Maharashtra with great fervour showcasing the rich and vibrant culture of the two states. The Central Government has decided that all the states will celebrate not only their own statehood day, but also the statehood days of other states in order to promote ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.
The Governor of Meghalaya Shri Phagu Chauhan inaugurated the Cultural Evening - Sanskritik Sandhya organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations , Shillong commemorating the Statehood Day and greeted the Gujarati and Marathi communities on their State Foundation Day and conveyed his good wishes to each and every member. Short videos were screened at the programme that showcased the rich culture of the two states.
To foster and strengthen camaraderie amongst the people from different parts of the country, serving in Meghalaya, the Governor House invited people to celebrate together the Statehood days of these two western states.
The Sanskritik Sandhya mesmerised the audience with song and poetry recitations by Dr Sunil Yogi, Smt Silvi Passah, Mohd. Khalid Khan, Shri M P Pandey among other eminent artists.
People from Gujarati and Marathi communities, including government officials, businessmen, people working in public sector units and members of the armed forces along with their families were invited to witness the Cultural Evening.
Eminent artists mesmerized the packed auditorium with their unique, extremely easy and innocent style. The evening was a beautiful amalgamation of poetry and satire — some satire in poetry form and some in prose. The auditorium reverberated with applause for the poetry, humour and satire of Padmashree awardee Dr Sunil Jogi.
Maharashtra and Gujarat were parts of the State of Bombay Province. On 1st May 1960, the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed as independent States.
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Ministry of Electronics & IT
Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma inaugurates PCB Recycling facility at C-MET, Hyderabad
Indigenously developed e-waste recycling technology give a fillip to India’s Mission to Atmanirbharata and circular economy - Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma
The Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology , Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma has inaugurated 1Ton/day PCB Recycling facility at the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology , in Hyderabad today.
Secretary, MeitY, Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma inaugurating PCB Recycling facility
Talking on the occasion, he mentioned that a circular economy approach towards e-waste management will play an important role in resource efficiency, reduction in pollution, recovery of precious materials and minimization of health hazards. He said that Ministry has introduced SPECS scheme for helping e-waste recycling industries to set up their plant in India instead of sending the e-waste materials outside for recycling. He also said that the indigenously developed e-waste recycling technologies will give a fillip to India’s Mission to Atmanirbharata and circular economy.
Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology  is an autonomous scientific society under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. It is having three R&D laboratories located at Hyderabad, Pune & Thrissur focusing on different thrust areas on critical electronic materials. C-MET, Hyderabad lab is focused on the development of high purity, semiconductors and strategic materials including metals and alloys.
One of the major thrust areas of C-MET, Hyderabad is to develop environmentally benign e-waste recycling technologies to promote resource efficiency and circular economy in the country. India generates around 3.2 million Tons per year of electronic waste which contains many precious materials like Gold, Palladium, Silver etc. in addition to hazardous materials which can cause irreparable health hazards to human being. In this context, development of environmentally benign process to address those issues are of paramount importance.
C-MET has established Center of Excellence  on E-waste Management first of its kind in the country under PPP model. CoE on E-waste management has developed all varieties of e-waste recycling technologies viz. spent PCB, Li Ion Battery, Permanent magnet and Si-solar cells etc. The PCB recycling technology developed by CoE is at Technology Readiness Level 6 stage and now ready for commercialization. C-MET has not only developed recycling technologies but also designed and fabricated necessary processing equipment for the same.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Global Crude oil price of Indian Basket was US$ 50.63 per bbl on 26.05.2017
The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell  under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 50.63 per barrel  on 26.05.2017. This was lower than the price of US$ 52.73 per bbl on previous publishing day of 25.05.2017.
In rupee terms, the price of Indian Basket decreased to Rs. 3270.72 per bbl on 26.05.2017 as compared to Rs. 3401.49 per bbl on 25.05.2017. Rupee closed weaker at Rs. 64.59 per US$ on 26.05.2017 as compared to Rs. 64.51 per US$ on 25.05.2017. The table below gives details in this regard:
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Special Service and Features
INDIA POST WEEK CELEBRATIONS END WITH MAILS DAY
POSTAL EMPLOYEES WHO LOST LIVES DUE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC PAID RICH TRIBUTES IN TRICHY
National Postal week celebrations which started on World Postal day October 9 ended on October 15 Thursday. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said in a twitter message that we are extremely proud of the India Post team for their efforts to connect India. They bring happiness to countless lives. The world Postal Day is celebrated to observe the setting up of Universal Postal Union in 1874 in Berne. This year India Post celebrated postal week celebrations with World Postal day on October 9, Banking Day on October 10, Postal Life Insurance Day on October 11, Philately Day on October 13, Postal business development Day on October 14, and Mails Day on October 15 the culminating Day.
In Tiruchirapalli on the final day which was celebrated as Mails Day, four postal employees who lost their lives due to Covid 19 pandemic in Trichy region were honoured with Floral tributes by Shri A Govindarajan Postmaster General Tamil Nadu central region. He praised the services of Covid warriors including health staff who are serving the nation during pandemic times. He pointed out that postal staff are doing great service during lockdown period like booking and delivery of medicines, medical equipment, test samples even in odd hours and banking services such as withdrawal of money using Aadhar enabled service to the door steps of customers. He inaugurated a special philatelic exhibition depicting the service of postal staff. Meghdoot postal cover with Covid 19 theme was also released. Earlier a special cover with special cancellation was released by Shri A Govindarajan, Postmaster General Tamil Nadu Central region on Tuesday. The special cover worth Rs 20 depicted yoga, 10 paise coin and one rupee note. As part of Mahatma Gandhiji’s 151st birth anniversary special bookmarks on Gandhiji were also released.
On World Post Day, meetings were organised in Post Offices premises and workshops conducted for staff on soft skills, public interaction. On Banking Day, awareness was created on Postal Savings so that maximum number of Postal savings bank Accounts were opened on the occasion of Banking Day and general public is made aware about saving bank service of India Post. On Postal Life Insurance Day PLI Claim settlement was given priority so that pendency in claim settlement is minimised. On Philately Day events were organised to popularise philately. On Business development Day interaction with current and potential customers were done by India Post. On the final day role of Postmen especially during COVID-19 pandemic times was highlighted.
India Post is doing great service to the nation with expanded service from basic function of sending letters to delivery parcels, postal savings accounts Sukanya Samridhi scheme and Aadhar enabled payment system
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Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Swachhta Pakhwada and Swachhta-Hi-Seva activities at Kolkata Port Trust
Kolkata, September 17, 2018.
Kolkata Port Trust has taken up an ambitious and innovative plan to involve various port users, partners, industrial tenants, schools/universities and other stakeholders for a multi-pronged campaign on Swacchta during the Pakhwada, with the aim to create ownership on Swacchta related activities during the Pakhwada.
Kolkata Port Trust yesterday organised Swachhta March in Port area involving port users, school children in port area, employees of KoPT led by Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, Kolkata Port Trust from Truck Parking Terminal on Coal Dock Road to Subhas Bhawan.
Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, Kolkata Port Trust inaugurated the above Swachhta Pakhwada programme at Subhas Bhawan. Shri Kumar administered the Swachh Bharat pledge to the port users, senior officers and employees and stakeholders present on the occasion. Swami Bodhesaranandaji Maharaj, Asst. General Secretary, Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Belur, Shri S. K. Sadangi, Chief Vigilance Officer, KoPT, Shri Ashim Sutradhar, Trustee, KoPT and Shri M. K. Yadav, Sr. Commandant, CISF were also present. Plantation of saplings was done by Chairman, KoPT, Swami Bodhesaranandaji Maharaj and other dignitaries at Subhas Bhawan Complex.
The cleanliness campaign is being carried out by Kolkata Port Trust involving its 4500+ strong workforce posted in installations and offices at both Kolkata and Haldia. Trade Partners of KoPT, School children and representatives from the public have also been involved.
This year, the major activities include: –
Shramdan, No-Plastic Drive, Compost Plant, Tree plantation, Road landscaping, Toilet Construction by involving Sulabh, Renovation and cleanliness of Ghats, General cleaning/cleanliness drives, Health camps highlighting need for sanitation and hygiene
General Sensitisation through – Audio-visual lectures, Swacchta competitions, Street plays on Swacchta, Exhibition, Wall-Paintings, Resident Committees.
Involvement of all sections of society – Kolkata Police, Port users, Port tenants, industries in port surrounds, NGOs, academic institutions – University, Schools, Art college, Cruise operators, Unions, Port employees.
At the end of the Pakhwada, KoPT would conduct an experience sharing session with its collaborators, with the aim to enthuse them to continue and sustain with the collective initiative towards Swacchta.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Piyush Goyal held talks with Australian Trade Minister to expedite the bilateral Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement  negotiations
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Food and Consumer Affairs and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal and Mr. Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Australia held talks this week to expedite the bilateral Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement  negotiations.
During the video conference on 21 December 2021, the Ministers appreciated the progress made in various rounds of talks between the chief negotiators of both sides and discussed the way forward for an early conclusion of interim agreement. In this regard, both the Ministers appreciated that bilateral trade talks have been very progressive and both the ministers have decided to deepen the engagement and directed the officials to speed up the negotiations to pave the way for a comprehensive agreement.
The Ministers agreed they look forward to a balanced trade agreement that benefits both the economies and their people, and that reflects their shared commitment to a rules-based international trading system.